Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,768, Peter Dunbar, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Dunbar, Peter
S. 29.768
CONTENTS

No 32.273 Massachusetts
Peter Dunbar deceased, late Plymouth in the State of Mass.
He was a Private in the Conn command
Captain Partridge of the reg command
Col Greateon in the Mass
no for 8 Months 19 ds.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass
at the rate of 28 Dollars 76 Cents per annum,
commence on the 1th day of March, 1831. Vending Sept. 1. 1836 when he died
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Jany
1845 and sent to Hon A. Williams H. of Reps
buried to the 1th of Pemi-ant. allowance ending
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. E. D. Swann, Clerk, book 6. Vol. 2. Page 19.
Payl to M c Dunbar, Shepard Dunbar, Phoebe Fobes, Samuel Dunbar, Martin Dunbar, and Bethiah Perkins only Set
refo. see Let to Agent Jany 11/45

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of June 7. 1832
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss
On this first Monday of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty four Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate now sitting at Plymouth in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts William Dunbar a resident of Bridgewater in said County of Plymouth one of the surviving children of Peter Dunbar late of said Bridgewater deceased who was a Soldier in the War of the American Revolution and who died on the first day of September 1836 aged 86 years leaving no widow but the following named children to wit The Declarant William Dunbar, Deborah Dunbar of Farmton in the County of Bristol & Phoebe John wife of Shepard Dobs of said Farmton Samuel Dunbar of Waterville in the State of Maine Martha Dunbar of Auburn in the State of Maine Bethiah Perkins the wife of Levi Perkins of New Vineyard in the State of Maine who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in behalf of himself and his brother & Sister above mentioned in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 & in order to obtain the arrears of a Pension which was due to his father at the time of his Death. He declares that his Father Peter Dunbar served in the War of the American Revolution more than six months to wit At Nobury in the State of Massachusetts in the year
55.9.24

1775 or 1776 but in what company or Regt he is unable to State He served in the Company commanded by Capt Abraham Washburn who was also an inhabitant of the Town of Bridgewater in the year 1776 he also served in the Company commanded by Capt Portage which was mustered into Col Greasens Regt in 1778 in this campaign he served eight or nine months in the year 1780 he served in the Company which was commanded by his half brother Samuel Dunbar who was his half brother at a place called Horse Neck in the State of Rhode Island He further declares that his father was born and always lived in the Town of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth He hereby in behalf of himself & his brother & Sister before named and who are the only surviving children of the said Peter Dunbar relinquishes all claim to his Pension or annuity except the present & he declares that the name of his father is not upon the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State and that his Father left no discharge or paper relating to his service
William Dunbar
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year first above written in open Probate Court
Abel J. H. Lord Register of Probate

We the subscribers inhabitants of the town of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts inasmuch as in the neighborhood in which Peter Dunbar now deceased formerly dwelt and neighbours to William Dunbar hereby certify that we were well acquainted with Peter Dunbar and that he was of the age as set forth in the Declaration of William Dunbar and that he was reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Revolution and died as within stated.
Thomas Hale Abram Washburn Nathan Mitchell Andrew Conant Daniel Mitchell
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss Be it Known that on the 23 d day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty four Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace for within the County of Plymouth Thomas Hale Esqr. Abram Washburn Nathan Mitchell Esqr. Andrew Conant & Daniel Mitchell Esqr. who are all personally known to me and who are all men of truth and veracity and made oath that the above by them subscribed is true
Philoeach Justice of the Peace

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after perusing the interrogations pronounced by the War Department that the within named Peter Dunbar was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as set forth in the within Declaration of William Dunbar and that he died as set forth in the foregoing declaration And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Nathan Mitchell and Abner Washburn and Andrew Conant and Daniel Mitchell of Systema Heale who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Bridgewater and are respectable citizens of said town & credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit & And it is further made to appear to the said Court that the said Peter Dunbar did not leave any Widow at his decease but the following his only surviving children to wit William Dunbar, Shepard Dunbar, Phebe Fobes, Samuel Dunbar, Martin Dunbar, Bethiah Perkins.
Attest J. H. Lord Register
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings in the Court of Probate in the matter of the application of William Dunbar for a pension for the Revolutionary Services of Peter Dunbar.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & the seal of said Court this second day of December in the Year Eighteen hundred & forty four Jacob H. Lord

29768 INVALID. Rev
File No. 29,768  Rev
Peter Dunbar
Rev Mr
Act: June 20 89
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 116
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No. 35. 934 Peter Dunbar decd Map
Act 7 Jan y 1832
Adm o 8 mo 19 days, p.m. $28 76 for Ann.
Commencing on 4 March 1831 and ending on 1 st Sept. 1836 payable to Mr Dunbar Shepard Dunbar, Peter Forbes Samuel Dunbar, Martin Dunbar and Beatrix Per- King only children now living of Peter Dunbar decd.
Hon H. Williamson, House of Rep.

60 Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston; Oct. 28 1811.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Peter Dunbar is found upon a pay roll of Capt. Abraham Washburne. Col. Mitchell's from March 6 11. 1778 to 6 days; upon a pay roll of Capt. Jesse Partridge, Col. Greathead's 8-00 April 2. 1778. 8 months, and upon a pay 13 roll of Lt. Samuel Dunbar. Major Clegg's from July 30 1780 to Nov. 2. 1780. 13 days. 8-19 There are no other rolls in the office that show any further service of the said Dunbar.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
D. C. Carley. Secretary of the Commonwealth.

636.
Peter Dunbar

Bridgewater Septm 30 1844. To the Hon J. H. Palfrey Secy of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William Dunbar of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth Son of Peter Dunbar of said Bridgewater who died on the first day of Septm 1836. aged 86 years Respectfully represents that his father the said Peter Dunbar was a Soldier in the War of the American Revolution & that he believes was entitled to a Pension under the Act of Congress of the 7. of June 1832 He therefore requests that you would examine the Rolls and document in the office of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts and ascertain if sufficient service can be proved by the Rolls to establish said claim. He believes that his father Peter Dunbar aforesaid served at Roxbury in the year 1775 or 1776 5 months or more but is unable to state the name of the Capt or Col under whom he served. He also believes that he served in Capt Patridges Company for a number of months in the year 1778 that he also served in the Company commanded by Capt Abner Nash but in what year is unable to state

He also believes that he served in the Company commanded by Lt Samuel Dunbar in 1780 but how long is unable to state but has heard his father speak of serving at Roxbury at a place called Horse Neck at Rhode Island and at other places during the War of the Revolution
Lt Saml Dunbar was half brother to Peter Dunbar & Capt Absalom Washburn was a neighbour to my father Peter Dunbar before his death
William Dunbar

Bridgewater September 30. 1844 I hereby certify that William Dunbar the subscriber to the foregoing is personally known to me that he is a man of truth and veracity & is now and has been for a number of years past part one of the Solid men of the town of Bridgewater & that I was also well acquainted with his father Peter Dunbar who was also a highly respectable man in this town and have no doubt of his service in the Army
Philo Leach Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston Decemr. 26 th 1844.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Philo Seach was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parris, Secretary of the Commonwealth.